The Portland daily press., 1887-02-12
FORE EIcN.
ParnelI Drafting a Land Bill Contain
Ing New Propositions.
German Officers Entitled to Retire.
ment Ask to be Kept In Service.
Unemployed Men Engage In Riot In
Vienna.
Enormous Quantities OF Wheat
Shipped from Odessa.
ParneII's Amendment to the Queens
Speech Rejected.

LONDON, Feb. 11.-Parnell IS drafting a
bill TO extend the benefits Of the land act TO
glebe tenants and holders in town parks as
well as lease holders. No Liberal whip has
been issued for tonights division on Par
nells amendment to the address.
1t is reported that 1000 German officers en-
titled to retirement have asked to be kept In
active service.
One thousand unemployed men In Vienna
applied today for the work Of clearing away
snow from the streets and public places
One hundred were engaged, and the remain
der, angered at not getting work, engaged In
riot The police, with drawn swords, a.
nally dispersed the mob and quelled the
disturbance.
mob Of glass workers at st. Helena yes
terday attacked with stones and bottles a
number Of newly imported Swedish work
men, inJuring several OF them. The police
were powerless.
Mr.. Parnelrs amendment to the address In
reply TO the Queens speech was rejected this
evening in the House Of Commons by a vote
OF 352 TO 2i6, after speeches by Thsmas Sex
ton (Parnellite) and Henry Matthews, Home
Secretary.
MADRID, Feb. lin the Chamber Of
Deputies, yesterday, Senior Castillo, minis
ter Of the interior, denied that the frontier
OF Morocco and Algiers has been altered.
He said he believed that France would al
ways respect the rights Of Spain.
ODESSA, Feb. 11.-En0rmOus quantities OF
wheat are being exported in view Of the pos
sibility Of blockade Of the Black Sea ports
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE Nachrichten warns
German holders Of Russian securities to be
on their guard to oppose the floating Of fur
ther Russian loans. The paper says it has
information that the new tax ON Invested
capital lately introduced In Russia Is 10 be
applied 70 the loan Of 1871. Ii says that
Moscow Panslavists, especially Katkoff, are
urging government to 60 further and make
the tax the precursor Of a reduction Of in
tereSt on all state loans and TO make interest
no longer payable In gold.
The chief passage In Prince Won Hohen-
lohe's speech at the Strasburg banquet,
Thursday night, is as follows: "The more
my feelings Of attachment to this province
grow In strength, the.mOre ardent becomes
my wish that God may preserve 1t from the
terrors Of bloody war. If today / utter
this baleful word, 1t Is not because l regard
war as near at hand. But on this point let
us not give way to any illusion. Danger Of
war exists now and will exist as long as our
western neighbOTs cannot aecustOm their
ideas to the state Of things created by the
treaty OF peace. Permanent danger will
confront US the moment the restless minority
succeeds In dragging the peaceful and indus
tri0us people Of France into resolutions
Wnicn VIII compel us to enter the lists with
the whole energy and power Of the empire.
therefore every public demonstration on
this side OF the Vosges, especially the com
ing election, increases the Importance Of
giving Alsaee a chance to give evidence Of
Its pacific sentiments. Nothing would be
more calculated TO kiudle the desire Of the
French than the election Of men sharing
doubts as to the duration Of our retention 81
| the province, or of mon declining TO grant
| the empire means for permanent mainte-
nance OF strong army.
CALCUTTA, Feb 11.-Mohammedans will
| celebrate the Queens jubilee In their
mosques throughout India with special
prayers for the stability and welfare Of the
empire.
DUBLIN, Feb. 11.-Sir Capel Brooks, whose
tenants at Klllegh had adopted the ''plan OF
campaign" has finally accepted the rents
less 80 per cent.
At Abby Feole, Limerick, Yesterday, an
eyicting party was attacked by mob, who,
for two hours assailed bailifs with stones
and other missiles.
Catholic pupils of Mitehellstown have re-
fused TO enter schools till Protestant pupils
are expelled.
PARIS, Feb. t1.--In the Chamber Of Dep
uties, yesterday a motion requesting gov
ernment to introduce bill imposing a uni
form progressive income tax, was adopted
by vote Of 2S6 to 238, with the words "uni-
form progressive" omitted.